St. Constant, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Constant was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,572. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912031. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.347°N, 73.580°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Constant had a population of 1,572: 793 male and 779 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,388 |
| 1871 | 1,898 |
| 1881 | 1,722 |
| 1891 | 1,572 |
| 1901 | 1,525 |
| 1911 | 1,395 |
| 1921 | 1,411 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Constant shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,572 total population, 793 males, 779 females, 483 married persons, 270 families, 242 married males, 241 married females, 74 widowed persons, 46 widowed females, 28 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,015 single persons under 18, 523 single males under 18, 492 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,519 French Canadians, 53 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 265 houses, 265 occupied houses, 231 houses built of wood, 152 houses of 1 story, 86 houses of 2 stories, 73 houses of 4 rooms, 72 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 54 houses of 3 rooms, 48 houses of 5 rooms, 29 houses built of brick, 29 uninhabited houses, 23 houses of 3 stories, 9 houses of 2 rooms, 7 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses built of stone, 4 houses of more than 3 stories, 2 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 74,934 pounds of homemade butter, 38,368 bushels of oats, 22,527 acres of land in farms, 21,193 acres of improved land in farms, 16,942 acres of farmland under crops, 15,683 bushels of potatoes, 13,333 bushels of peas, 9,801 acres of hay crops, 7,952 tons of hay, 7,702 bushels of buckwheat, 5,528 chickens, 4,032 acres of oats, 3,998 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,615 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,674 bushels of spring wheat, 1,632 bushels of corn, 1,540 bushels of barley, 1,521 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,334 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,235 sheep, 1,160 other fowl, 863 milk cows, 792 bushels of turnips, 741 horses aged over 3 years, 580 sheep slaughtered or sold, 559 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 517 swine, 510 swine slaughtered or sold, 488 other cattle, 395 geese, 326 horses aged 3 years and under, 318 turkeys, 307 cattle killed or sold, 276 acres of wheat, 253 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 246 occupants of farms, 221 farm occupants who own their land, 199 acres of potatoes, 191 bushels of beans, 174 acres of barley, 164 ducks, 85 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 67 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 52 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 22 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 21 farm occupants who rent their land, 20 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 acres of turnips, 4 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC161004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC064002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912031
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "St. Constant, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-constant-qc161004-1891/.